Schopenhauer about Noise II

Thursday, August 07, 2008

For AtomicVelvetSigh

Heart's Heaven

Sometimes she is a child within mine arms,Cowering beneath dark wings that love must chase,With still tears showering and averted face,Inexplicably fill'd with faint alarms:And oft from mine own spirit's hurtling harmsI crave the refuge of her deep embrace,Against all ills the fortified strong placeAnd sweet reserve of sovereign counter-charms.

And Love, our light at night and shade at noon,Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns awayAll shafts of shelterless tumultuous day.Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune;And as soft waters warble to the moon,Our answering spirits chime one roundelay.

Spinvis- Voor Ik Vergeet

This is a beautiful song from a dutch artist called Spinvis (literally Spiderfish). When i heared this for the first time in 2002 it impressed me. Six years later its still one of the best songs i know. The cleverly melancholic lyric and the simple smart clip which makes it a little gem. I made a quick translation of the lyrics. (Its a lousy translation i know so suggestions are welcome).

Voor ik vergeet dat hier een kerk heeft gestaan before i forget a church ones stood herevoor ik vergeet dat ik jarig was before i forget it was my birthdayen een tic-tac in mijn neusgat had toen we naar zeeland zijn gegaanand a tic-tac was stuck in my nose when we went to Zealandvoor ik vergeet koninginnedag before i forget Queensdayen wie toen mijn vrienden zijn geweest and the ones who where my friends back thenen ik niets meer weet van straten en examens en vacanties en ruzieand i forgot everything about streets and exams and vacations and fightsop een feest ergens in de Biltstraat waar ik toch niemand kende at a party in the Biltstraat where i didnt know anybody anywayvoor ik vergeet en later alles anders heet before i forget and everything is named differentlyvoor ik vergeet en ik de feiten en de cijfers en de namen van de schrijvers niet meer weet before i forget and cant remember the facts and numbers and names of writers de hele dag en alle woorden en elk uur de hele dag the whole day and all the words and every hour of the dayen ook de nacht en de zomers en de handen van mijn vader vergeet ik op den duur and also the night the summers and the hands of my father i one time will forgetvoor ik vergeet vergeten ben van die hersenscan en van die toestand met dat huis before i forget no memory is left of the brainscan and the problems with that houseen dat ik zo iemand was die van alles wou and that i was that person that wanted to do so muchen niets begreep van de film waarin hij speelde and didn’t understood anything of the movie he was playing inen de lafbek die hij was and the coward that he wasik hou van jou i love you so muchik hou zoveel van jou i love you so so muchtot ik vergeet till i forgetik jou vergeet I forgetjou vergeet youen nog alleen maar lijk te dromenand it seems im just only dreaming